ACT Vocabulary List 1

ABHOR

• To hate

• to praise

• very skilled

• great hardship

ACERBIC

• to gently criticize or warn

• deliberate self-restraint

• bitter

• friendly

BANE

• a mixed emotion

• to waste away

• eager to fight

• a cause of death or ruin

BENEVOLENT

• inclined to perform kind tasks

• extremely rude

• to grow

• to support or strengthen

CAJOLE

• noisy; disorderly

• to persuade by flattery

• jarring, disagreeable sound

• goodwill among friends

COGNIZANT

• forcefully convincing

• aware

• to work together

• guesswork

DECRY

• to disprove or expose a falsehood

• to interpret

• to condemn openly

• to mildly insult

DISGRUNTLED

• stubbornly and arrogantly opinionated

• enthusiastic, lively

• unhappy

• doubtful, questioning

EMINENT

• outstanding; distinguished

• to make clear

• filled with delight

• well spoken

GARISH

• possible, workable, practical

• flashy, tastelessly loud and brightly colored

• falsely exaggerating one's worth

• unnecessary